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    Fast native editor arrives

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    German software company Fast Multimedia is to debut its native digital editor Blue at IBC in September, more than four years after the product was first announced, writes Dominic Timms.

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Big fish and small fry

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Not all independent television production companies are the same size, nor do they have the same ambitions, but how can the rise of the so-called super-indies help bolster the competitive position of their smaller brethren?

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    GO RACING ALTERS LOOK

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Horseracing consortium Go Racing, comprising BSkyB, Channel 4 and Arena Leisure, has unveiled its new company name and logo as At The Races - the former name was unavailable as a

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    Pact allays quota fears

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Producers' Alliance Pact this week moved to reassure indies that feared the BBC's independent production quota was at stake by insisting that keeping the quota was still a core plank of

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    TalkSport set to air opt-outs

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The Radio Authority has given national speech radio station TalkSport permission to air separate opt-outs in Scotland and Northern Ireland for three hours a day, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    FREE TO AIR - Conspiracy of self-interest

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    There are certain defining moments in the relationship between state and media, whether it is the Oz trial, Death on the Rock or even the Sex Pistols saying 'shit' - and

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    AFRICAN FOOTBALL PLAN

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The BBC is considering covering the biennial African Cup of Nations as part of a plan to beef up its football coverage. The corporation says the tournament, which takes place in

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    Shortlist reached for access radio

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    THE RADIO Authority has shortlisted 15 contenders for its access radio pilot scheme, after receiving more than 200 letters of intent, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    5D TO UNVEIL CYBORG

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    5D will expose its new playback/output system, Cyborg (Commander), to the European market at this year's IBC. Developed in association with leading film facilities in LA and London, Cyborg (Commander) provides

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    Viewers welcome back Home and Away on C5

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    It was a red-letter week for Channel 5 as Home and Away returned to British television (Monday 18.00). With an audience of 2.25 million and 14 per cent share it fell

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    ENDEMOL IS FAVOURITE FOR NEW C4 BREAKFAST

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has whittled the potential candidates for the Big Breakfast contract down to a shortlist of eight, with Endemol Entertainment UK emerging as the industry's favourite, writes Penny Hughes.

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    RATINGS - C5 gains comic victory over C4's Hood hunt

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 film Six Days and Seven Nights gained a higher peaktime share than Channel 4 this week, writes Jon Rogers.

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    200 jobs go in Soho

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    London's post-production community is braced for massive redundancies as a full-blown recession in the industry takes hold.As many as 200 people are believed to have been laid off at traditional post-production

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    Rugby in£200m deal

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The BBC and Sky Sports have bought rights to international and club rugby in a£200m deal with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premier Rugby that doubles the value of the previous settlement, writes Simon Ellery.

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    YTV talent show dumped by ITV2

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    ITV2 director of programmes David Bergg has cancelled the digital channel's biggest original commission to date as part of a move to refocus its output.Starmaker, a talent show ordered from Yorkshire

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    Kemistry lifts lid on soccer show for ITV1

    2001-08-10T00:00:00Z

    London creative facility Kemistry has created the series branding, titles and content graphics for new ITV1 football highlights programme The Premiership.After winning an open pitch way back in April the company

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    After Effects 5.0

    2001-08-09T17:21:00Z

    Nick Ridley is dazzled by the latest version of Adobe's latest paint and effects package

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    Nigella takes on America

    2001-08-09T17:08:00Z

    Champion of English domesticity is thrust in front of US audiences after E! Entertainment snaps up Nigella Bites

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    Flextech signs multi-millon pound Icebox deal

    2001-08-09T16:21:00Z

    Content provider buys up 170 interactive animation shorts for broadcast on wholly-owned channels

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    Mori poll shows reality TV having major influence on young

    2001-08-09T16:20:00Z

    Pollsters' head of media research says shows such as Big Brother becoming instrumental to the the way young people interact with each other